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To: presidio9

I'm not a baptist, but I'd say there is a distinct difference between women teaching children about their religion in Sunday School and women preaching from the pulpit.

Christian women have always played a role in teaching children about their religion, in the home and in school, and I've never run into this interpretation of Scripture before.

Women preaching from the pulpit or in the ministry is something that Christians can at least argue about. But Sunday School teaching? This is pretty far out. And this is an old lady, who has been teaching for decades, and is probably pretty conservative herself.


11 posted on 08/24/2006 10:10:12 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Frankly women have always taught the children, men and women because the men were out making war, killing deer, chopping firewood, building ships, etc.


32 posted on 08/24/2006 10:21:57 AM PDT by staytrue
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To: Cicero
I'm not a baptist, but I'd say there is a distinct difference between women teaching children about their religion in Sunday School and women preaching from the pulpit.

That is generally the difference of position my Church takes.

59 posted on 08/24/2006 10:33:25 AM PDT by Soul Seeker (Kobach: Amnesty is going from an illegal to a legal position, without imposing the original penalty.)
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To: Cicero
But Sunday School teaching?

In a Baptist church Sunday School is for all ages. I don't know if she was teaching children or adults, but you can't assume from the name among our Baptist bretheren and sisteren.

Shalom.

76 posted on 08/24/2006 10:39:58 AM PDT by ArGee (The Ring must not be allowed to fall into Hillary's hands!)
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To: Cicero
Christian women have always played a role in teaching children about their religion, in the home and in school, and I've never run into this interpretation of Scripture before.

I have heard of women being limited to teaching children (boys and girls) and other women. I haven't specifically heard of women not being able to teach girls and women only, or not teach at all. But it wouldn't surprise me if that would happen.

How would you interpret "A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent,"

276 posted on 08/24/2006 5:38:08 PM PDT by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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